Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population with Syrian Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 3.12K people in North Carolina with Syrian ancestry (0.03% of North Carolina population). Among all North Carolina counties, New Hanover County had the highest percentage of its population with Syrian ancestry (0.10%), followed by Pender County (0.10%), and Cabarrus County (0.07%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Syrian ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in North Carolina.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population with Syrian Ancestry in 2021
New Hanover County
Pender County
Cabarrus County
Guilford County
Wake County
Dare County
Durham County
Iredell County
Mecklenburg County
Pitt County
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population with Syrian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 New Hanover County 0.10
1 Pender County 0.10
2 Cabarrus County 0.07
2 Guilford County 0.07
3 Wake County 0.06
4 Dare County 0.05
4 Durham County 0.05
4 Iredell County 0.05
4 Mecklenburg County 0.05
4 Pitt County 0.05
4 Rockingham County 0.05
4 Watauga County 0.05
5 Ashe County 0.04
5 Brunswick County 0.04
5 Macon County 0.04
6 Alamance County 0.03
6 Onslow County 0.03
6 Union County 0.03
7 Forsyth County 0.02
7 Henderson County 0.02
7 Lincoln County 0.02
7 Moore County 0.02
7 Orange County 0.02
7 Rowan County 0.02
8 Buncombe County 0.01
8 Catawba County 0.01
8 Columbus County 0.01
8 Craven County 0.01
8 Cumberland County 0.01
8 Davidson County 0.01
8 Edgecombe County 0.01
8 Gaston County 0.01
8 Lee County 0.01
8 Nash County 0.01
8 Robeson County 0.01
8 Sampson County 0.01
8 Wilson County 0.01
9 Wayne County 0.002